Seasonal changes in background levels of deuterium and oxygen-18 prove water drinking by harp seals, which affects the use of the doubly labelled water method.

Nordøy, Erling S; Lager, Anne R; Schots, Pauke C

Nordøy, Erling S; Lager, Anne R; Schots, Pauke C.

Affiliation

Nordøy ES; Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Breivika, NO-9037 Tromsø, Norway erling.nordoy@uit.no.
Lager AR; UNN University Hospital of North Norway, Division of Internal Medicine, Post-box 101, NO-9038 Tromsø, Norway.
Schots PC; Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Breivika, NO-9037 Tromsø, Norway.

J Exp Biol ; 220(Pt 23): 4450-4455, 2017 12 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28982968

Subject(s)

Body Water/chemistry; Deuterium/metabolism; Oxygen Isotopes/metabolism; Seals, Earless/metabolism; Water/administration & dosage; Animals; Deuterium/analysis; Drinking; Male; Norway; Oxygen Isotopes/analysis; Physiology/methods

Key words

DLW method; Deuterium; Oxygen-18; Pagophilus groenlandica; Stable isotopes; Water drinking

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Oxygen Isotopes / Body Water / Water / Seals, Earless / Deuterium Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: J Exp Biol Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Norway Country of publication: United kingdom

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